Roosevelt County receives approximately $3 million from oil impacts annually for its budget, but a recent Montana Supreme Court ruling is putting at least some of that funding at risk. In December, the Montana Supreme Court ruled on a 6-1 vote to uphold a lower court’s ruling in the Held v. Montana case. The justices stated that the Montana Constitution includes the rights to a stable climate

Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak thanked county commissioners regarding the demolishing of a property recently in the city limits. After the city and county approved a memorandum of understanding, the county helped with the project of the house that was located on Main Street, across from Wolf Point High School. During the meeting on Dec. 31, Dschaak said the project cost the city only $3,334.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Dec. 30 through Jan. 5. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Dec. 30 Elise Fourstar, 21, female, 200 block of Main Street, criminal mischief, tribal court. Jan. 1 Arthur Devereaux, 31, male, 400 block of Cascade Street, criminal mischief and obstructing a peace

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Elias Adame, 38, Billings, hold for other agency. Mada Bergie, 31, Sidney, warrant. Shanley Leonard Bighorn, 40, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Elijah Bullcalf, 21, Browning, hold for other agency. Trystan Cochrane, 22, hold for other agency. Briar Crawford Sr., 29, Browning, hold for other

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 69 calls from Dec. 31, 2024, to Jan. 6, 2025. The calls included: Dec. 31 Deputies responded to Poplar tribal housing when a reporting party wanted two people removed from a house because they were intoxicated. A deputy found one person in the house. The female left on her own. Deputies responded to Fort Kipp to help a man who was laying

According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, 2024 will go down as the second warmest year on record for the area, with an average temperature of 46.9 degrees. The highest temperature reached during the year was 109 degrees, set on July 24. The coldest was -37 set on Jan. 14. The records date back to 1893 and the formal testing period is 1991-2020. Additionally, September was the warmest